Lymphedema Therapist, UHS Binghamton General Hospital Shift Day Hours per week: 40 Salary range: $40.70 - $61.05 per hour, depending on experience. Overview Lymphedema Therapist United Health Services is searching for a Licensed Occupational or Physical Therapist who has an additional certification as a Lymphedema Specialist to join this elite therapy team. This position is located at Binghamton General Hospital in Binghamton, NY. This position is benefits eligible. Shift: Day Hours per week: 40 hours per week. Salary Range: $40.70 – 61.05 per hour, depending on experience. Overview & Responsibilities The group of Lymphedema Therapists at UHS is second to none. If you are looking to join a driven, dedicated team, please read on: The Lymphedema Therapists at UHS accomplished and skilled. The team is known for their dedication to their patients and demand that they get the care needed. Each patient is treated with the tender, soothing care that patients require and need. To thrive as a member of this team, is to live UHS values of Compassion, Teamwork, Respect, Trust and Innovation daily. Lymphedema Therapists’ responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Comprehends and interprets medical prescriptions and medical history for physical or occupational therapy, with a specialized focus on lymphedema diagnoses. Applies accepted principles, methods, and procedures of measurement, prediction, and evaluation tests and measures, to assess patient’s strengths and limitations and assist patient to achieve objective short- and long-term goals. Administers tests, measures, objective, and functional assessment requiring certified lymphedema skilled competencies. Applies and demonstrates knowledge of side effects, and complications related to lymphedema diagnoses and other related co-morbidities. Create a plan of care according to evaluation results. • Administers patient specific occupational or physical therapy treatment, including but not limited to Complete Decongestive Therapy including multilayer bandaging, manual lymph drainage, and compression garment section and application. Modifies treatment plans as needed based on complex problem solving, patient specific need, and use of existing evidence-based information. • Maintains accurate records of each patient’s treatment, assessment findings, and progress according to defined service delivery standards. Maintains all necessary records required to meet criteria established by reimbursement and regulatory agencies. • Provide patient and/or caregiver education and training for home management program, with skillful reassessment and adjustments as needed for chronic condition management. • Provide appropriate home exercise plans and recommendations for modifications to functional abilities. • Advocacy and care coordination for patients to facilitate accessibility to services and resources and promote health equity of the lymphedema population. Must professionally communicate complex information to internal and external stakeholders, providers and leadership to serve advice or guidance on application of knowledge • Serves as a UHS subject expert with advanced knowledge of lymphedema and complete decongestive therapy and can serve as an educator and advocate for the population. • Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, families/caregivers, providers, staff, and others involved in multi-disciplinary care of patients to ensure effective long-term management of lymphedema related issues. • Collaborative efforts with vendors to achieve compression garment coverage or financial funding resources • Professional participation and collaboration in internal lymphedema clinic assignments and projects; including program quality improvement and performance improvement. • Integration of broad theoretical knowledge of rehabilitation and the specialized field of lymphedema and the interrelationships within the domain of health care delivery • Formulation and execution of individualized patient care and public health efforts • Professional participation and collaboration in multi-disciplinary assignments and projects throughout the UHS system related to swelling, compression, and preventative care for at-risk populations. • Innovative problem solving with consideration to multi-stakeholder perspectives and future implications on UHS system and community. Work Environment: • ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Work is performed in a department which consists of several clinical rooms and offices, and sometimes requires working in close quarters with other employees. These rooms are all air conditioned as well as heated. Work may also be performed in patient rooms throughout the hospitals or at an offsite location, as determined by contractual services. • PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: As needed, gloves, mask, gown, other personal protective equipment, as per blood and body fluid and isolation precautions. Off-site locations may require safety goggles, ear plugs, hard hat, steel-toed shoes, or other personal protective equipment required by the off-site location. Qualifications: Education/Experience Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited school of occupational or physical therapy, receiving applicable degree or certificate in occupational or physical therapy course of study, with Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent Preferred: Master’s or Doctorate Degree • Previous clinical experience in lymphedema therapy • Previous clinical experience in hospital-based inpatient services and/or outpatient therapy services License/Certification Minimum Required: • Possession of a NYS license or eligibility to be licensed as an occupational or physical therapist • CPR certification within the first three months of employment • Certification in Lymphedema Therapy and Complete Decongestive Therapy to be completed within the first 3 months of hire Preferred: • National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certified • Lymphology Association of Northern America (LANA) certification Learn More • Follow the link to learn more: https://nyuhs.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/nyuhscareers1/job/10-42-Mitchell-Ave-Binghamton-NY-13903/Lymphedema-Therapist\_R0000006306 • For additional information, contact Deana Talbot, Senior Recruiter at deana.talbot@nyuhs.org. Benefits & Perks: Employee Benefits at United Health Services When you work at United Health Services, you become part of our family. We’re proud to offer competitive benefits and compensation to our employees who make an impact every day. • Health, dental, and vision insurance • Voluntary benefits, including cancer, pet, and life insurance • 403(b) retirement plan with company match model • Immediate accrual of paid time off • Wellness program rewards and insurance discounts • Employee Assistant Program (EAP) counseling and concierge services • Free, extensive online training through HealthStream About United Health Services United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to value-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation. About New York’s Southern Tier As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada. ---- United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer. United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com. #IND1 Education/Experience Minimum Required: + Graduate of an accredited school of occupational or physical therapy, receiving applicable degree or certificate in occupational or physical therapy course of study, with Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent Preferred: + Master’s or Doctorate Degree + Previous clinical experience in lymphedema therapy + Previous clinical experience in hospital-based inpatient services and/or outpatient therapy services License/Certification Minimum Required: + Possession of a NYS license or eligibility to be licensed as an occupational or physical therapist + CPR certification within first three months of employment + Certification in Lymphedema Therapy and Complete Decongestive Therapy to be completed within first 3 months of hire Preferred: + National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certified + Lymphology Association of Northern America (LANA) certification About United Health Services United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation. About New York’s Southern Tier As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada. ---- United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer. United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.